Matt Keogh says he is "deeply sorry" for veteran suicides and DVA failures | August 11, 2022 |
The massive backlog of compensation claims from injured veterans should be cleared within two years, the interim report from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has recommended.
Funding the Department of Veterans' Affairs to eliminate the backlog by March 31, 2024, was among the 13 recommendations from the report, tabled in parliament on Thursday.
Responding to the interim report, Veterans' Affairs Minister Matt Keogh said he was "deeply sorry" to any veterans who have slipped through the cracks, and to families who have lost loved ones to the "scourge" of suicide.
Funding the Department of Veterans' Affairs to eliminate the backlog by March 31, 2024, was among the 13 recommendations from the report, tabled in parliament on Thursday.
Responding to the interim report, Veterans' Affairs Minister Matt Keogh said he was "deeply sorry" to any veterans who have slipped through the cracks, and to families who have lost loved ones to the "scourge" of suicide.